Income share held by lowest 10% in Sweden
Sweden: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 10% in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.8% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Sweden peaked at 4.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
That places Sweden 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,456 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Sweden?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Sweden was 2.8% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Sweden ranks 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.